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| Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak | |
|---|---|
| Device type | Spherical tokamak |
| Location | Beijing,China |
| Affiliation | Tsinghua University |
| Technical specifications | |
| Major radius | 30 cm (12 in) |
| Minor radius | 23 cm (9.1 in) |
| Magnetic field | 0.15 T (1,500 G) (toroidal) |
| Plasma current | 30 kA |
| History | |
| Year(s) of operation | 2002–present |
| Links | |
| Website | SUNIST Laboratory |
SUNIST (orSino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak) is a smallspherical tokamak in the Department of Engineering Physics ofTsinghua University,Beijing, China.[1]
| Parameter | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Major radius | R | 30 cm |
| Minor radius | a | 23 cm |
| Elongation ratio | κ | 1.6 |
| On-axis magnetic field | B0 | 1500 gauss (0.15 T) |
| Typical plasma current | IP | 30 kA |
Alfven wave current drive experiments in spherical tokamak plasmasAlfven wave can generate toroidal plasma current without density limits. This is very favourable for spherical tokamak plasmas, which have very high dielectric constants that makes LHCD or ECCD very hard.
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